"This is something that we announced a couple of years ago," Mr Bleich said.

"They were going to have Marines coming through and doing training in six-month periods during the dry season with their Australian counterparts and with other service members from nations in the region."

Most of the Marines have combat experience in Afghanistan.

Mr Bleich says the first deployment last year was a success.

"The Marines behaved themselves wonderfully, the community welcomed them with open arms and we had a terrific set of training exercises that improved both of our forces."